Tag Archives: Ukraine

5.66 x 39 mm MPS cartridges documented near Kiev

March 18, 2014 · by · in Ammunition & Ordnance, Arms & Munitions ID · 1 Comment

This post originally appeared on The Hoplite, the ARES company blog. The seizure of former president Viktor Yanukovych’s estate in Mezhyhirya, an hours drive from Kiev, turned up a range of interesting arms and munitions. Nearby, a variety of ammunition was recovered from a private lake, including the cartridges shown in the image above. These are 5.66 x 39 […]

TS308 sniper rifles (B&T APR copies) in Kiev

February 24, 2014 · by · in Arms & Munitions ID, Small Arms & Light Weapons · 1 Comment

I’ve written a new piece for the ARES company blog, The Hoplite, on Ukrainian made copies of  Brügger & Thomet APR rifles deployed in Kiev during the ongoing civil unrest. You can read the full article here. The Ukrainian copies are produced under license by Tactical Systems Ltd (TS). According to B&T, the license for the entire […]

Armour-piercing shotgun projectiles fired during protests in Ukraine

January 25, 2014 · by · in Ammunition & Ordnance, Arms & Munitions ID · Leave a comment

New on the Armament Research Services (ARES) company blog, The Hoplite, is a brief report examining armour-piercing (AP) 12 gauge shotgun slugs that have been recently documented in conjunction with protests in Ukraine. The projectiles shown are specialist armour-piercing (AP) 12 gauge shotgun projectiles, believed to be developed and produced by the Spetstekhnika (‘Specialised Equipment’) […]